#3- Recognizing Her Pain

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"Waise, humara naam Navya Naveli hai. Tum bhi yahan audition ke liye aayi ho na?" the new girl asked Nandini.

"Haan of course. By the way, I'm Nandini." Nandini replied with a smile.

"Acha apna roll no. dekh liya na?" Navya asked.

"Nahi. Kaha hai?" Nandini asked.

"Woh saamne, uss taraf. jaldi jao, first round already start ho chuka hai." Navya pointed to a board on the other corner of the passage and Nandini rushed.



Navya saw Nandini coming towards her and motioned her to sit beside her. 

"I'm candidate no. 498," Navya said nervously, "What's yours?"

"Mera 538 hai. Total 546 students ne apply kiya hai." Nandini replied.

"Hey Mata Rani, hamare saath rehna, itni competition life mein aaj tak nahi mili." It was clear to Nandini from Navya's words that the girl was too nervous.

"Navya, tum competition kitni hai mat socho. Agar khud pe yakeen hai na, toh sab kuch easy ho jata hai."

Navya was surprised, "Tumhe kaise pata hum nervous hain?"

Nandini chuckled, "Navya, tumhe dekh kar koi bhi bol sakta hai. But trust me, agar tum confident rahogi na, toh you've won half the war."

"Nandini, hum war pe nahi jaa rahe."

Nandini felt like banging her head.


A while had passed, and all they were hearing were hushed whispers about a band performance.

-"Arey, did you hear, Fab Five just performed at the ground."

-"What? Shit I missed it."

-"Oh God."

-"I hope I get through this, I applied for this college just for Fab Five. It's a dream to see them perform live."

Nandini was keenly overhearing their conversations and a doubt crept whether the ear-blasting noise she heard on her way here was of the same band.

"Hey Mata Rani, Fab Five!!" Navya suddenly exclaimed, looking all excited.

"Kya hua?" Nandini asked.

"Performance hui. Woh bhi Fab Five ki, abhi abhi, ground pe. Aur hum yaha baithe hue the." Navya said thus clearing her doubts.

"Oh toh woh Fab Five hai." Nandini said to herself.

"Matlab?" Navya asked. "Ek minute, tumne Fab Five ka performance dekha?" Navya asked, with a shocking look.

"Nahi, sirf suna. Who bhi aadha. Warna mera toh kaan phat jaata." Nandini exclaimed, with an irritated look on her face. "Pata nahi kaisa music banate hain. Uff."

"Kya matlab?" Navya looked at her with mouth wide open, "Tumhe zara bhi andaza hai, ke Fab Five kaun hai?" she asked.

"Nahi. Aur mujhe jaanna bhi nahi." Nandini said and shrugged her shoulders.

"Arey S.P.A.C.E. ka best band hai. Log yahan music seekhne kum, aur Fab Five ka music sunne ke liye zyada aate hain. Matarani ki kasam, hum bhi Fab Five ke bohot bade fan hain."

Nandini was surprised. The best band of the best musical college of India, and she hadn't even heard this name. Maybe because she's more into classical, she thought.

"Rehne do. Agar hum dono ko iss college mein scholarship mil gayi na, toh tumhe Fab Five ka performance dekhne mil hi jayega. Phir dekhte hain tum unki fan kaise nahi banti." Navya exclaimed excitedly.

"Main aur woh noisy band ki fan? Never." Nandini replied twitching her lips.

"Acha bass, topic over. Kuch aur baat karte hain." Navya said.

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